Wagon-standard



A UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN SJ'VANEPSfOF MAMMOTH CITY, CALIFORNIA.

WAGON-STANDARD.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 236,864, dated January 18, 1881.

Application filed July 13, 1880. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, J OHN S. VAN EPs, of Mammoth City, in the county of Mono and .State of California, have inventeda new and Improved Wagon-Standard, of which the following is a specification;

The object of this invention is to provide an adjustable standard or stake for wagons, sleds,

. railroad-cars, &c., for the convenience of loading and unloading them.

Figure 1 is an end elevation of the standard in position on a wagon-bolster. Fig. 2 is "a partly sectional side elevation of the same.

Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the bolster, ferrule, or thimble. Fig. at is a perspective view of a portion of the standard.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

with rearward-projecting side ears,b b, and

square shoulder 0, having several indentations, (11 11, formed in it for the reception of the corresponding teeth of the socket-rim of the standard O. Said ferrule or thimble B is secured on and over the end of the bolster A by means of the bolts or screws ff, as shown.

C is the standard, preferably constructed partly of metal and partly of wood, of which D represents the iron shoe or box, and E the .wooden upward prolongation fitted within said shoe D, and secured in place by bolts or screws 9 g, and having its top and edges strapped or bound with iron for the purposes of strength and durability, said section E being also provided with a transverse opening,

h, in its top, which opening it is designed for holding the rope or rod used in securing the load on the wagon.

In the lower enlarged end of the shoe D is formed a conical socket, m, that fits over the ferrule or thimble B, the teeth 0 0 on the edge of said socket m engaging in the corresponding indentationsd'din the shoulder c of the ard 0 may be, when desired, held firmly in an upright position.

A lever-screw, F, provided with a broad head, 10,,and with a handle or lever, s, for convenience of turning, is entered through the end of the thimlole or ferrule B into the socket a in the end of the wagon-bolster A, and by turning up said screwF the socketed endm of the standard O is pressed inward and the teeth 0 0 engaged in the indentations d d of the said thimble or ferrule B, so that said standard 0 is immovably held from turning.

On unscrewing the screw F the standard 0 may be loosened on the end of the bolster A, the teeth 0 o be disengaged from the indentations 01 d and be turned aside or entirely down, moving in a vertical plane, as shown by arrows at w, Fig. l, to be out of the way when loading or unloading the wagon or other vehicle, and in this position the said standard 0 can be secured by screwing up the screw F.

When secured in an upright position this standard 0 is as rigid, if not more so, as any fixed or stationary standard, and whether a load be pressing against it or not it can be readily moved, as its motion is not opposed to, but rather is from, the pressure of the load, box, or rack, &c., that may be on the wagon.

When in position the handle or lever s of the screw F hangs down, as shown, so that its weight has a tendency to tighten the said screw F while the wagon or other vehicle is in motion.

In the construction of this standard I do not confine myself to the precise shape or number of teeth in the socketed end thereof, as they may be made of any suitable shape, length, or number without departing from my invention.

In some instances I dispense with the ferrule or thimble B and apply the standard O directly upon the end of the bolster A, that has been previously shaped and prepared for the reception thereof.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. In a wagon-standard, the combination, with the shoe D, provided with a toothededged socket, m, of the upward prolongation E, provided with transverse opening h, substantially as herein shown and described.

2. The combination, with the bolster A, of the indented or toothed ferrule or thimble B, socketed standard 0, adjustable in a vertical plane, and lever-screw F, substantially as herein shown and described. 1

JOHN SANFORD VAN EPS.

Witnesses:

GEO. W. ROWAN, R. H. AUSTIN. 

